Construction Materials Laboratory Technician

Job Title – Construction Materials Laboratory Technician

Job Type - Full-time, Permanent

Location – Leicester - LE7 3XD

Salary – £25,550 - £28,000 (negotiable depending on experience) + overtime pay

Shift – Day shift patterns between 8:00am to 5:00pm

Benefits - On-site free parking, certified training provided, daily overtime available (weekend premium overtime rate of 1.5 times basic), and career development opportunities are available as the company grows. Company bonus scheme.

About Simtec

Simtec Materials Testing are an independent material testing company serving the civil engineering, construction, and quarrying industries. We specialise in all areas of asphalt, aggregates, earthworks, and concrete from initial production to verification on-site and within our purpose-built in-house UKAS accredited laboratories. We operate testing on-site and also here at the laboratory.

Do you have a flexible, agile, and proactive ‘ hands-on’ approach to work?Would you like:

• To be part of a dynamic, expanding company with considerable career prospects?
• To work for a company that is supporting the government initiative to ‘Build, build, build’, with the construction and maintenance of the UK infrastructure network?
• To work in modern and highly equipped laboratories?
• To have a clear and defined route to progression in the workplace, with both training and the potential to gain qualifications?
• To be a valued team member and influencer?

What you will do:

• Responsible for the preparation and testing of materials for use in new and existing highway construction
• Preparation of Binder and Grading samples
• Riffling/quartering of samples as/when needed
• Stripping and labelling of concrete cubes and cylinders
• Asphalt core preparation
• General housekeeping; Keeping laboratory areas clean and tidy
• Assisting with day-to-day tasks as required by the laboratory team and/or laboratory management
• Working with British and EN Standards to give an accurate report on their compliance.

Desirable

• 4 GCSE's – grade C or above to include at least one Science.
• Ability to multitask.
• The passion to learn and progress within a rapidly growing company.
• High levels of attention to detail to ensure all records are accurately kept.
• Experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be given.
• Technician, Lab Technician, Laboratory Technician, Tester, Site Tester, Construction Engineer, Materials Technician, Soils Technician Etc

If this sounds like a new path for you. Get in touch! This could be the role for you.

Simtec has roles for Laboratory Technicians and trainee technicians.

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £25,550.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Leicester LE7 3XD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions?
• If you have answered yes, please disclose your criminal record. If you are not sure how to answer this question please refer to https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/guides/pre-employment-checks-guidance-for-organisations/. I declare that the information provided on this form is correct. I understand that the declaration of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent me from being offered this role at Simtec

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Materials Testing: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person